Tallen prescribes capital punishment for rape, blames slow judicial system for other forms of VAW
Nov 6, 2022
Mrs Pauline Tallen, Minister of Women Affairs, has prescribed capital punishment for perpetrators of rape.
Tallen made the prescription as a guest at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja.
The minister, who expressed the commitment of her ministry to the protection and promotion of women rights, said that rape had ravaged many women.
Tallen, however, blamed the slow judicial system as responsible for continued rape and other forms of violence against women (VAW).
She urged the judicial system to rise up to the occasion of rapid justice dispensation to not only eradicate rape but restore confidence in the judiciary.
“She said: “Slow justice system is responsible for persistent violence against women and girls.” (NAN)